Why confirmation bias kills your brain | Barbara Oakley

[@The-Well]

What's a good way to get out of your comfort zone?

[@curioussrinija8738]

Do things with our in-dominant hand 🙌🤔😇✨

[@valentinocaruso9282]

Can you tell me where I can find more excersises like that for daily life?? Or what’s their name?

[@nikolayboyadzhiev777]

Hmm how about exploring different opinions on different topics. For example, on a topic you are 100% sure you're right, try to watch/read/think materials from the opposite side to see where are the weaknesses of your approach and maybe vise versa. I am not saying to "doubt everything" but just to play a game on applying different mindsets. 🙂 edit: of course, many more things can be said :)

[@badreddine.elfejer]

And come back to it in the same time

[@edpappas]

Psychedelic drugs, lol. With appropriate respect for safety

[@wilma.espiritucrowley]

I love that Barbara speaks in a way that is non-judgmental both in choice of words and her tone. And of course her contents are always very helpful. She is one of the reasons I was able to change my way of thinking.

[@The-Well]

We couldn't agree more. She is such a captivating speaker!

[@howardjuliewiley5629]

She said that with such compassion and wisdom. What a beautiful way to present that information.

[@bokiss8425]

As a child I made myself brush my teeth with my right hand since I was born left handed and since I think in 3D it immediately showed me different ways about things and different perspectives on important life issues. Your choices about life become a lot more diverse and meaningful. I do struggle with my opinions and do fall short of new ideas, people, especially music. I very rarely give new music a chance, unless I know for sure I'm going to like it. I don't want to take the chance. Seems like I barely have time to listen to what I know I like. This video is a huge eye opener to a lot of us. Thank you professor Oakley.

[@auggies]

As most of us are.

[@briseboy]

Suddenly, it occurs to one, that Barbara, "Annie," Oakley took a shot that hit home. I DO always prefer large top hat upon which to balance the apple atop mine own head, a bias i will likely retain.

[@helloDobson3259]

PERFECT - The call out at 4:45 to "correlate to" (what sadly, used to "in contrast to") our present society

[@75blackviking]

Barb Oakley is one of my top 3 favorite brains on the planet. I love her content.

[@The-Well]

Glad to hear, we love her too!

[@hailynewma9122]

Feldenkrais explores this idea of being flexibel, breaking out of established patterns in a very consistent way.

[@TheSkystrider]

Saving this video to watch again and think of how to share it to family and friends. Need to have some explanation for sharing it. I watch tons of content on similar topics but others I know do not so I'm not sure how they'll interpret it. I mean my motives are good but harsh - I think so many ppl I know (I'm not immune either) are too rigid so I want to influence others to both understand that it's scientifically understood why we struggle to be open but that it's also possible to make little changes to increase our receptivity. This video is a great bite size content for busy ppl to consume and help them think a little differently.

[@samtallen0]

Thank you Oakley! You are doing an incredible service for the world

[@TheSkystrider]

I think a lot of ppl, myself included (sometimes I notice myself do this) are too good at convincing ourselves that we don't fall into the groups of ppl who live in echo chambers and that we believe we are open to new things. This is because the situations are much more complex and nuanced. Getting a logic puzzle wrong can easily be explained and we change our minds to know the right answer. But life isn't a logic puzzle so we think that cuz we're open to learning better techniques at home repair that we are open but we don't open our minds to other ways of viewing complex things like how to treat other people in our relationships...

[@The-Well]

For sure. There is a danger to thinking this is something that only applies to other people, or that our own opinions have come out of exactly the right balance of listening. There may not be a silver bullet to solve this, but simply having humility and being willing to listen can be a valuable check.

[@tyranmcgrathmnkklkl]

She's the woman who suggests diffused thinking which is basically where, after you consume information, you go for a walk or take a shower and digest it, think about it.

[@hemlockVape]

I must admit, this *IS* what my biases had me hoping to hear. 😏 I'm always looking for ways to safely push those mental "comfort zones" just to stay sharp...even in a dull environment 😔 THANK YOU!

[@The-Well]

There is some irony in confirming previous opinions about confirmation bias. 🙂

[@The-Well]

What are some useful ways you've found to push yourself out of your comfort zone?

[@hemlockVape]

@@The-Well Completely hearing out an argument that I know doesn't hold water gives a little insight to the person, and myself. Using a different parking space, or using a different workstation sometimes brings up better alertness at work...

[@GotMyTowel42]

being more flexible and adaptable is of the utmost importance

[@lpkidd3]

Loved this video! Definitely a lesson we need in our uncertain time

[@The-Well]

Glad to hear, thanks for watching!

[@garychurch9237]

Wow...she just explained why not so bright people like me exist. I always wondered about that. Now I know. I have an advantage.

[@vthrash7832]

I brush my teeth with my non dominant hand, but mostly because I started practicing for ambidexterity, cool practice

[@The-Well]

Cool! Has it worked?

[@seductivegopnik2580]

I don't know, there's a lot of good things about collectivist brains and a lot of downsides to individualistic brains, like the other way around... and I don't think that you need to be an individualist in order to have a flexible or open mind. But, I don't want to fall into confirmation bias and ignore evidence that may say otherwise! Nice video :)

[@wayne00k]

Much of Oakley's premise is seated in the construct of "state dependancy". When we immerse ourselves in a world of familiarity we become immune to those things that affect our perception and likewise our responses to stimuli. This has been responsible for the deaths of many veterans who used heroin while fighting in Vietnam and likely accounts for many of the "suicides" of veterans who were administered amphetamines while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. These men and women became accustomed to the effects of those drugs and, after returning home to places absent of the violence and fear and life-or-death aggression, would OD on the same dose that was used to keep them going while in service day to day. Bottom line - keep mixing up life. Reject routine. Listen to the nonsense and noise of those you disagree with - even those you despise. You don't have to agree with them - but you will be better prepared to survive through the next battle you face and live another day

[@adityajaiswal6082]

Thanks for writing this!!❤

[@diakmarcus5194]

This is incredible stuff

[@arunkdlr]

I tried it. My gums are bloody.

[@mudasiralisamejo8808]

It has been 4 years since my using my opposite hand (right hand as I'm leftie) to brush my teeth..

[@FastnCurious007]

Anything interesting - outcome or life experience wise came out of it ?

[@mudasiralisamejo8808]

@@FastnCurious007 yeah thinking patterns and somehow behavior.

[@kkilljoy3588]

@@mudasiralisamejo8808 care to be more specific? I, for one, would love to hear an example or two of what it’s done for you or how it’s changed anything in your world or world-view or view or brain or….anything really that you’ve noticed. Anything specific you’re comfortable sharing would be fascinating to hear about if you would be so generous to take the time to do so.

[@TheGuruNetOn]

If all you have is a hammer, the whole world starts looking like a nail." Broaden your toolkit, expand your options and views that fit different, mixed or opposing niches. Novelty throws you off balance esp in repetitive normal life and you have to re adjust yourself to something new or least unpractised. Brushing your teeth with the left hand basically forces you to observe closely what you're doing right hand and mimicking that. For the truly unfamiliar, unpredictable or novel the mind has to adapt, adjust and re-form itself to the new circumstance and find a way through it.

[@elinope4745]

Most echo chambers aren't allowed to have my opinions.

[@hughmungus7933]

KZbin honestly needs to allow vids to be accelerated up to 4x. Watching this video even at 2x is still too slow.

[@bro5846]

Listen while you work or tidy up or something

[@martinmacak149]

I'm sorry but it is the society-not the people themselves-that has become polarized due to the "bubble effect" of listening to the news from a single source. An individual person can become polarized even if they are open to multiple sources, simply because they opine about or recognize true info from lies or choose to believe a specific source among the many they are aware of because it confirms their ideology. A case in point, myself: I listen to all news, yet I am polarized because I recognize true reporting from bs propaganda and empty babble regarding personality cults, economic or racial ideologies.

[@__isixda]

love barbara oakley !

[@curioussrinija8738]

Persistent & Mental Flexibility...✨ Is Magical Social Medicine 😉

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[@Dreadwinner]

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[@shadowdirewolf3364]

First 💖

[@epewpew]

Second 😙✌️

[@thesmartestmaninbethlehem7469]

Great! This is a re-upload from Big Think...

[@puneetsharma1825]

India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@adityajaiswal6082]

Yeah this video is perfect in India's context